World Heritage Site
By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer
The Egyptian press slammed the defeat of Culture Minister Farouk Hosni who aspired to become the head of UNESCO. Like proof of a clash of civilizations, Cairo struggled to mend its bruised image.
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Venice In Danger Of Crumbling Into The Sea
The World Heritage site, built on an island in the centre of a lagoon in North East Italy, is visited by millions of tourists every year eager to float down the Grand Canal in a gondolier.
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Serengeti National Park
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
The Serengeti National Park just celebrated its half century anniversary amid reports on the growing challenges for the national park by human encroachment, demands for concessions by lodge developers
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World Heritage Site
By Adam Ihucha
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has raised a red flag against Ngorongoro Conservation Area, located in Northern Tanzania, threatening to remove it from the l
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Penang World Heritage Fiasco
By Yusof Sulaiman, eTN Asia/Pacific
Penang's future as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is under attack from property developers who see selling more hotel rooms as the future in the tourism industry.
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